GUI - Cannot Link control

[inxs]

Hi all,

I was trying to link my textblock to a mesh but I get the message:

"Cannot link a control to a mesh if the control is not at root level"

Docu says:

"Please note that controls that want to track position of a mesh must be at root level (at AdvancedDynamicTexture level)."

 

But I don't know what that means and how I can fix it.

 

Thank you

Jonny

[adam]

Did you add your text block to another gui element?  If so, try to link the mesh to the gui element that your text block was added to rather than directly to the text block.

[GameMonetize]

This means that you have to use advancedTexture.addControl(control) to allow the control to be tracked

[inxs]

Hi guys,

thanks for your answer!

Indeed the order was wrong. I had to add the control first in order to link it. Before I had it the other way around.

this.guiOverlay.addControl(textBlock);

textBlock.linkWithMesh(cylX);

 

edit: Another Question:

Is it also possible to link the control to a point instead of a Mesh? This way you always have to create a dummy Mesh.

 

edit2: Unfortunatly the PG in the docu seem not to be working

http://babylonjs-playground.com/#ZI9AK7#1

 

[Dad72]

The correct link is this one. You forget the www

http://www.babylonjs-playground.com/#ZI9AK7#1

Yes you can add a point normally. It is a node as a mesh.